▲ 742 ▼ Luigi Mangione's shackled ankles in court (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/pics@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments http://luigimangioneinfo.com/
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) In English "they" is neutral. It's also both singular and plural. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works -17 points 2 years ago (2 children) neutral gender is appropriate when the gender is unknown or for NB people. otherwise it is appropriate to use the known gender permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@ani.social 36 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's also perfectly appropriate to say they. It's not gendered permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Thanks. I couldn't figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I don't know Luigi's gender for certain, nor is it relevant to my statement. Neutrality is appropriate. Furthermore, I personally disapprove of gendered language in general. It's pointless. I can't think of one reason to keep that archaic tradition. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works -17 points 2 years ago (2 children) neutral gender is appropriate when the gender is unknown or for NB people. otherwise it is appropriate to use the known gender permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@ani.social 36 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's also perfectly appropriate to say they. It's not gendered permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Thanks. I couldn't figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I don't know Luigi's gender for certain, nor is it relevant to my statement. Neutrality is appropriate. Furthermore, I personally disapprove of gendered language in general. It's pointless. I can't think of one reason to keep that archaic tradition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@ani.social 36 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's also perfectly appropriate to say they. It's not gendered permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Thanks. I couldn't figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Thanks. I couldn't figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I don't know Luigi's gender for certain, nor is it relevant to my statement. Neutrality is appropriate. Furthermore, I personally disapprove of gendered language in general. It's pointless. I can't think of one reason to keep that archaic tradition. permalink fedilink source parent
